The Hospice Handbook: A Complete Guide - Softcover

Beresford, Larry; Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316091383 ISBN 13: 9780316091381

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 1993

Synopsis

In recent years hospice care has gone from a little-known medical alternative to a major movement in health care. By emphasizing palliative care and pain management rather than curative treatment, hospices allow the terminally ill to spend the last days, week, or months of their lives in their own homes, cared for by their families under the supervision of a team of specially trained hospice workers that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, and volunteers. The Hospice Handbook assures us that the terminally ill do have options, and the quality of their lives can still be within their control.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In recent years hospice care has gone from a little-known medical alternative to a major movement in health care that has played a leading role in the lives of over 200,000 people. By emphasizing palliative care and pain management rather than curative treatment, hospices allow the terminally ill to spend the last days, week, or months of their lives in their own homes, cared for by their families under the supervision of a team of specially trained hospice workers that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, and volunteers. The Hospice Handbook assures us that the terminally ill do have options, and the quality of their lives can still be within their control.

About the Author:

Beresford has covered the hospice movement since 1982 for the National Hospice Organization's "Hospice News".

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD, [1926 2004] was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian, and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. She was also the author of the groundbreaking book "On Death and Dying", which first discussed The Five Stages of Grief. Elisabeth authored twenty-four books in thirty-six languages and brought comfort to millions of people coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Her greatest professional legacy includes teaching the practice of humane care for the dying and the importance of sharing unconditional love. Her work continues by the efforts of hundreds of organizations around the world, including The Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation: EKRFoundation.org.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0316091383
• ISBN 13: 9780316091381
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 165